PIONEER NEWS SERVICE | Dehradun
About 140 Madarsas found to be operating illegally have been sealed across the State during the past one month. The State government is now set to conduct a probe to ascertain the funding for such illegal Madarsas. The Bharatiya Janata Party has stated that the Congress is bound to feel uncomfortable in such a situation, adding that the people will give a befitting reply to the Congress for its special affection for a particular community.
The BJP State media in-charge Manveer Singh Chauhan said that it is unfortunate that some are opposing the action being taken by the government against illegal Madarsas. Those preaching about ‘Uttarakhandiyat’ are openly standing in favour of such Madarsas to change the very character of the State. The people will give such politicians a befitting reply in the next election if they do not come out in support of this effort to clean the education system, he said.
Chauhan said, “The BJP has always been committed to maintaining the culture, identity and peaceful atmosphere of Uttarakhand. This is the reason why our government took various strong decisions in the past three years, which were in accordance with public sentiments and aspirations, to protect the demography and the character of the State. The need was being felt for the Uniform Civil Code, stopping religious conversion, checking riots and illegal religious structures. In addition to these, the need was also felt to put a check on such institutions where radicalism is being nurtured in the name of education. Every resident of Uttarakhand and BJP member is happy with the action taken against illegal Madarsas on the directions of chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. We hope that action will also be taken soon on the remaining illegal Madarsas,” he said.
He said that the BJP fully supports the investigation into the funding of illegal Madarsas in the State. The party has for long been questioning the need for such a large number of Madarsas in a small State which is predominantly Sanatan in culture, he said. “When the number of children from a particular community is limited, where were the children coming from to gain education in such Madarsas? If the number of children in such Madarsas was limited, where was the fund being sourced to operate such institutions? It is important to ascertain the source of funding of such institutions and to ascertain who were the people assisting such Madarsas,” Chauhan said.
